{"id":"F2012L01173","name":"CASA 12/483 - Exclusion - Fokker F28 Mk 70 aircraft","slug":"casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163153,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01173-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 12/483 - Exclusion - Fokker F28 Mk 70 aircraft","content":"Instrument Number: CASA 12/483\n\nI, MIKE HIGGINS, Manager Continuing Airworthiness, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subparagraph 39.004(3)(b) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nMike Higgins\n\nManager, Continuing Airworthiness\n\nAirworthiness and Engineering Branch\n\n7 June 2012\n\nExclusion \\- Fokker F28 Mk 70 aircraft\n\n1 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 13 June 2012.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Fokker F28 Mk 70 aircraft (the aircraft) in relation to CASA airworthiness directives (ADs).\n\n3 Exclusion\n\nThe aircraft is excluded from the operation of any of the ADs mentioned in schedule 1 current at the time of this instrument and as amended from time to time if it complies with State of Design Airworthiness directives issued for the aircraft.\n\nSchedule 1 Airworthiness Directives\n\n| AD/F100/5  | AD/F100/24 | AD/F100/28 | AD/F100/30 |\n| ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |\n| AD/F100/32 | AD/F100/35 | AD/F100/36 | AD/F100/37 |\n| AD/F100/40 | AD/F100/41 | AD/F100/44 | AD/F100/46 |\n| AD/F100/49 | AD/F100/52 | AD/F100/53 | AD/F100/55 |\n| AD/F100/56 | AD/F100/61 | AD/F100/63 | AD/F100/64 |\n| AD/F100/66 | AD/F100/67 | AD/F100/69 | AD/F100/70 |\n| AD/F100/71 | AD/F100/72 | AD/F100/73 | AD/F100/74 |\n| AD/F100/76 | AD/F100/77 | AD/F100/78 | AD/F100/81 |\n| AD/F100/82 | AD/F100/84 | AD/F100/85 | AD/F100/87 |\n| AD/F100/89 | AD/F100/91 | AD/F100/93 | AD/F100/94 |\n| AD/F100/95 | AD/F100/96 |            |            |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It was clearly intended from the outset to provide a specific exemption for one aircraft type from specific airworthiness directives, and it does exactly that without expansion into broader regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 250 words)","Only 3 operative sections (commencement, application, exclusion)","Single condition for exemption compliance (State of Design ADs)","No nested definitions or interpretation section","Simple tabular schedule listing 38 AD references with no additional conditions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (CASR 39.004(3)(b))","Straightforward administrative delegation structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA decision grants Fokker F28 Mk 70 operators a targeted exemption from 38 specific Australian airworthiness directives, provided the aircraft comply with equivalent safety measures from their State of Design (the Netherlands). It affects Fokker 70 operators and CASA enforcement, avoiding duplicate regulation while keeping safety standards—if the aircraft no longer meets the Dutch-required measures, the Australian directives remain enforceable."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument narrows CASA's applicable ADs for the specified Fokker F28 Mk 70 aircraft by substituting State of Design ADs where those are complied with (ss.2–3). It does not broaden CASA's regulatory reach beyond the listed ADs or other aircraft; it simply alters which AD regime governs these aircraft, and preserves the ability for the list to be amended (s.3)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-aircraft focus reduces breadth of legal effects.","Cross-reference to external regulatory materials (State of Design ADs) creates reliance on documents outside the instrument (s.3).","Schedule lists many AD identifiers; operators must map listed CASA ADs to State of Design ADs for practical compliance (Schedule 1, s.3).","Ongoing amendment mechanism: the exclusion applies to ADs \"as amended from time to time,\" requiring continuous monitoring by operators (s.3).","Administrative discretion: a CASA delegate made the instrument under subparagraph 39.004(3)(b), so issuance and any similar future exclusions rest with delegated officials (instrument heading/signature).","Compliance verification burden falls on operators/owners who must demonstrate conformity with State of Design ADs in place of the listed CASA ADs (s.3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument (commencing 13 June 2012) excludes Fokker F28 Mk 70 aircraft from a listed set of CASA airworthiness directives when the aircraft complies with State of Design airworthiness directives (ss.1–3). It delegates the decision to CASA’s Manager, Continuing Airworthiness. Practically, aircraft operators/owners must follow and pay to comply with the State of Design ADs instead of the named CASA ADs, and remain subject to any monitoring, amendment or verification that follows from that substitution (s.3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft","history":"/api/acts/casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-12-483-exclusion-fokker-f28-mk-70-aircraft/documents"}}